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The UK Government has announced new insolvency measures, intended to temporarily suspend wrongful trading provisions, in order to protect companies from being put into an insolvency process...

The risk-based approach is not a new concept, and it allows businesses to develop a proportionate risk framework based on the size,

The Royal Court of Guernsey's decision on the duties of directors is significant for the wider offshore financial services market and for D&O insurers.

Notaries are primarily concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures, authority and capacity relating to documents for use overseas. For centuries, notarial acts have been recognised and accepted at home and abroad.

This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of our clients in connection with the provisions relevant to annual validation, accounts and audit under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law").

For several years, private trust companies have been the vehicle of choice for administering the assets of wealthy families.

With self-isolation and social distancing now forming the rule rather than the recommendation, working from home has become the norm during these uncertain times.

The Court of Appeal held that there is now a presumption that a director takes up office on the terms of the company’s articles.

This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of our clients in connection with the provisions relevant to directors’ duties and responsibilities under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the “Companies Law”).

When setting up a Guernsey fund, there are certain practical matters to bear in mind to ensure that the establishment and operation proceed smoothly.

Economic downturns typically give rise to increased insolvency proceedings and stakeholder-driven litigation (as described in our recent briefing).

Directors' duties are the duties owed by executive and non-executive directors to the companies to which they are appointed and are personal to each director.

More than half of trust & corporate service providers in Guernsey have two or more female senior managers, a survey by the Guernsey Association of Trustees (GAT) of its members has confirmed.

The Plaintiff, as trustee of a trust, brought a claim against the Defendant, the former trustee of the trust.

In 2017, the EU Code of Conduct Group (the Group) reviewed the tax policies of various non-EU countries, including Guernsey.

Alongside established trust structures, the BVI Private Trust Company (PTC) has become an increasingly valuable governance solution, providing families with a dedicated corporate trustee for estate, tax and succession planning.

In Guernsey, as in the UK, there is a relatively quick and easy process for restoring companies to the Register of Companies when they have been struck off and dissolved.

In July 2019 we published a briefing note on a case involving a bank's duty of care to protect its customer against fraud ...